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How Can Painful Trigeminal Neuralgia Be Treated?

MY name is Renee and I have been diagnosis with Trigeminal Neuralgia a few years ago. Which was taken as a tooth ache and my tooth was pull the pain was still there on the side of my face the pain comes in waves I was sent to a ENT doctor a he diagnosis with this condition and was prescribe with gabapentin 600mg I been taking two table a day but this pain is so bay I up it to three tables it s not helping what else con I do?
Mon, 5 Mar 2018
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Hello,

The doctors usually prescribe Carbamazepine (Tegretol, Carbatrol, others) for Trigeminal neuralgia, and it is been shown to be effective in treating the condition.

Other Anticonvulsant drugs that may be used to treat trigeminal neuralgia include oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), lamotrigine (Lamictal) and phenytoin (Dilantin, Phenytek). Other drugs, including clonazepam (Klonopin) and gabapentin (Neurontin, Gralise, others), also may be used.

If the anticonvulsant you are using begins to lose effectiveness, your doctor may increase the dose or switch to another type. Neither take these medications without prescription of your doctor and nor increase dose yourself.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka
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How Can Painful Trigeminal Neuralgia Be Treated?

Hello, The doctors usually prescribe Carbamazepine (Tegretol, Carbatrol, others) for Trigeminal neuralgia, and it is been shown to be effective in treating the condition. Other Anticonvulsant drugs that may be used to treat trigeminal neuralgia include oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), lamotrigine (Lamictal) and phenytoin (Dilantin, Phenytek). Other drugs, including clonazepam (Klonopin) and gabapentin (Neurontin, Gralise, others), also may be used. If the anticonvulsant you are using begins to lose effectiveness, your doctor may increase the dose or switch to another type. Neither take these medications without prescription of your doctor and nor increase dose yourself. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Olgeta Xhufka